Dolcissime: O Sweetest Sound

Dolcissime: O Sweetest Sound
Santa Cruz
Chamber Players
featuring:
Barry Phillips’
World Premiere
“Dolcissime Suite”
Saturday, February 13, 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 14, 3:00 pm
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area’s finest professional musicians. The ensembles are small in size, as is the intimate performing venue,
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Barry Phillips is sponsored by Rowland and Pat Rebele
Solmaaz Adeli is sponsored by Teresa Pusser
Jeff Gallagher is sponsored by Sandra Ferguson and Leonard Davis
Thank you for your support.
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Jeff Gallagher, concert director and clarinet
Solmaaz Adeli, mezzo-soprano; Lars Johannesson, flute;
Barry Phillips, cello; Don Adkins, piano
[ PROGRAM \
Aria: “Parto! ma tu ben mio.” K.V. 621 (1791)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
From La Clemenza di Tito
mezzo-soprano, clarinet, and piano
Aria (1949)
From Suite for Cello and Harp
Pastoral Svit (1944)
Preludium
Gavott
Saraband
Siciliano
Final
Fünf Lieder, Op. 38 (1950)
Glückwunsch
Der Kranke
Alt-spanisch
Old English
My mistress’ eyes
Lou Harrison (1917-2003)
cello and piano
Gunnar de Frumerie (1908-1987)
flute and piano
Erich Korngold (1897-1957)
mezzo-soprano and piano
INTERMISSION
Dolcissime Suite (2016)
Introduction
Aria
Journey One - microcosm
Interlude
Journey Two - macrocosm
mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, cello, and piano
Dolcissime: O Sweetest Sound
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[ Notes About The Program \
“Parto! Ma tu ben mio.” K.V. 621 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Arranged by Oscar W. Street
for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, and piano
naxos.com reports that “he did explore every form
of composition, from grand opera to piano miniatures” and that “his catalogue of orchestral works
include[s] several fine Piano Concertos.”
This magnificent aria is from Act 1 of Mozart’s Italian opera La Clemenza di Tito, libretto by Pietro
Metastasio. Written for mezzo-soprano, the song
takes place in the Imperial Garden of the story.
Most of de Frumerie’s biographical sources report
that he never found the fame his skill probably deserved either within the Swedish musical establishment or internationally.
• Jeff Gallagher
It is sung by Sextus (Sesto), Titus’ friend who is in
love with Vitellia. Vitellia pleads repeatedly with
Sextus to assassinate the emperor Titus for the usual operatic reasons; she would be the reward. Sextus
can no longer resist, her power over him is too great.
Sextus meekly acquiesces and sings that he will do
anything for her beauty and love.
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Fünf Lieder, Op. 38
Erich Korngold (1897-1957)
for mezzo-soprano and piano
Composed between 1940 and 1947. Premiered on
February 19, 1950, in Vienna by Mezzo-soprano
Mozart’s love of the mezzo voice and the clarinet Rosette Anday with the composer at the piano.
surface and combine beautifully in this piece.
• Jeff Gallagher “As a child prodigy whose accomplishments were
compared to those of Mozart by no less an authority than Gustav Mahler, or as the man who first
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brought genuine symphonic music to Hollywood
“Aria” from the Suite For Cello And Harp (1949) films, Erich Wolfgang Korngold was one of the
most fascinating musical figures of the twentieth
Lou Harrison (1917-2003)
century. His opera Die tote Stadt (The Dead City),
for cello and piano
begun when he was only nineteen, made him
This piece was composed for cellist Seymour Barab world famous, and his frightening abilities even
for a concert in New York’s Townhall [1950]. The Air convinced Richard Strauss that Korngold would
[Aria/1947] is an arrangement from the scherzo sec- inevitably supplant him as the century’s foremost
tion of my Symphony on G and is in serial technique composer of German opera.
as is the entire Symphony. “
• Lou Harrison
Forced to flee Europe after Hitler’s annexation of
Austria, Korngold eventually settled in Hollywood.
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There, with the scores for Anthony Adverse, King’s
Row, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Sea Hawk,
Pastoral Svit
Between Two Worlds, Of Human Bondage, DecepGunnar de Frumerie (1908-1987)
tion, and other classic Warner Brothers films of the
for flute and piano
1930s and ‘40s, he established the grammar and
Per Gunnar Fredrik de Frumerie was a Swedish syntax of an entirely new musical language, whose
composer and pianist perhaps best remembered influence can still be clearly and distinctly heard
for his contributions to the piano repertoire. His in the scores of John Williams and countless oth• Jim Svejda,
compositional range was extensive and www. erfilm composers.
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Dolcissime Suite (2016) World Premier
Barry Phillips (1955 - )
for mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, cello, and piano
Introduction
Aria
Journey 1 - microcosm
Interlude
Journey 2 - macrocosm
things - a milestone in my life (turning 60), as
well as missing the presence of two very meaningful people/teachers in my life, Ravi Shankar and Lou Harrison. I hope maybe the music
might bring up the listener’s own personal journeys and milestones rather than mine, but with
a new piece it’s all up for grabs.
For the voice, rather than setting words, I’ve given Solmaaz vocables (simple syllables) to sing Commissioned by Jeff Gallagher and the Santa mostly simply “ah”. I hope this will convey the
Cruz Chamber Players, the Dolcissime Suite was poetic feeling I am trying to express more than
composed from September to December 2015, words and poetry for this particular piece.
primarily at Joshua Tree, California, and finI’ve recently read about a Japanese word that deished in Santa Cruz.
scribes exactly what I think I felt composing this
These five movements, for me, represent a per- piece, and that word is “yugen” - said to mean “a
sonal journey. Movements 1 and 4 are a sort of profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the
“travel music,” formulated on two drives down to universe … and the sad beauty of human sufferJoshua Tree (whilst paying good attention to the ing”. Maybe, in a way, it’s a little like what they
road - honest). On a deeper level (movements 2, say in Santa Cruz — “it’s all good”!
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3 & 5), are inward journeys and reflect on a few
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[ A VERY SPECIAL Thank You ! \
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[ Song Texts \
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Parto, partoI go, I go
Parto, ma tu ben mio, Meco ritorna in pace; Saro qual piú ti piace; Quel che vorrai fato. I go, but, my dearest,
make peace again with me.
I will be what you would most
have me be, do whatever you wish.
Guardami, e tutto oblio, E a vendicarti io volo; A questo sguardo dolo Da me si penser. Ah qual poter, oh Dei! Donaste alla belta. Look at me, and I will forget all
and fly to avenge you;
I will think only
of that glance at me.
Ah, ye gods, what power
you have given beauty!
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Erich Korngold
Glückwunsch
Congratulations
Ich wünsche dir Glück.
Ich bring’ dir die Sonne in meinem Blick.
Ich fühle dein Herz in meiner Brust;
es wünscht dir mehr als eitel Lust. Es fühlt und wünscht: die Sonne scheint,
auch wenn dein Blick zu brechen meint.
Es wünscht dir Blicke so sehnsuchtslos,
als trügest du die Welt im Schoss.
Es wünscht dir Blicke so voll Begehren,
als sei die Erde neu zu gebären.
Es wünscht dir Blicke voll der Kraft,
die aus Winter sich Frühling schafft.
Und täglich leuchte durch dein Haus
aller Liebe Blumenstrauß!
I wish you happiness.
I bring you the sun in my gaze.
I feel your heart within my breast;
it wishes you more than mere pleasure.
Its feeling and wish is for the sun to shine,
even when your gaze is about to drop.
Its wish is for you to be as free of yearning,
as if you carried the world in your lap.
Its wish is for you to be as full of desire,
as if the earth were new born.
Its wish is for your gaze to be full of the strength
that creates spring from winter.
And may bouquets of total love
shine daily through your house!
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Der Kranke
Wings
Soll ich dich denn nun verlassen,
Erde, heit’res Vaterhaus?
Herzlich Lieben, mutig Hassen,
ist denn alles, alles aus?
Must I leave thee, joyful dwelling,
Earth and sky and blushing dawn?
Eerie voices are foretelling,
All is gone, forever gone.
Vor dem Fenster durch die Linden
spielt es wie ein linder Gruß.
Lüfte, wollt ihr mir verkünden,
daß ich bald hinunter muß?
Past my window through the willows
Tender breezes softly blow.
Are you warning me, O billows,
That I soon must go below?
Liebe ferne blaue Hügel,
stiller Fluß im Talesgrün,
ach, wie oft wünscht ich mir Flügel, über euch hinweg zu zieh’n!
Dear familiar fields and mountains,
Peaceful rivers in the dales,
Oh, to wing over crystal fountains,
Soaring on celestial gales!
Da sich jetzt die Flügel dehnen,
schaur’ ich in mich selbst zurück
und ein unbeschreiblich Sehnen
zieht mich zu der Welt zurück.
As my wings are growing stronger,
Shuddering I subdue my mirth
And I know that I no longer want
To leave my love: my earth.
Alt-spanischOld Spanish Song
Steht ein Mädchen an dem Fenster,
In die Ferne schweift ihr Blick
Blaß die Wangen, schwer ihr Herze,
singt sie von entschwund’nem Glück:
»Mein Lieb kehrt nicht zurück!«
Stood a maiden at her windows,
Sadly gazing out to sea.
Pale her cheek, her heart how heavy,
Sorrowful her melody:
“My love is far from me.”
Der Abend dämmer sacht,
ein Stern ersehnt die Nacht.
Und im Winde klinget leise eine bange Traummusik.
Wie ein Echo tönt die Weise:
“Mein Lieb kehrt nicht zurück!”
The evening yields her light,
A star awaits the night.
And the wind brings back an echo
Faintly from across the sea,
Carries home her melody:”
“My love is far from me!”
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Alt-englischOld English Song
Nun hört mich, ihr Leute, ich sing’ euch ein Lied , von Lord Essex, dem Schlächter in der Schlacht bei Cadix!
Wie schlug er die Spanier, wie jagt’ er sie hin,
zu Ehren von England und Englands Königin!
Now hark, all you gallants!
Your ears I would tease
with a song of Lord Essex
in the fight at Cadiz!
How he scuppered them Spaniards
and hacked out their spleen,
For the glory of England
and Elizabeth, our queen!
Kanonen, die pfeffern in den Hafen ihr Schrot.
Das Meer ist voll Leichen und Spanien ist tot!
Drum singet und tanzet, ob dick oder dünn,
zu Ehren von England und Englands Königin!
We’ve rounded the port, boys,
the cannons they roar,
the sea’s full of corpses
and Spain is no more!
They bobbed on the tide, boys,
the fat and the lean,
For the glory of England
and Elizabeth, our queen!
My Mistress’ Eyes
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red, than her lips red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask’d, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
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[ The Artists \
Solmaaz Adeli, mezzo-soprano, American mezzo-soprano Solmaaz Adeli has been praised for her
wide range, agility, and the luster of her timbre.
Her wide range spans three octaves, her repertoire
thus ranging from Baroque to Modern Opera.
cial Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015.
In 2010/11 Solmaaz gave her European debut as
Flora at the Vienna Chamber Opera in Tomaso Albinoni’s Baroque opera, Il Nascimento dell’Aurora,
and debuted the title role in François Pierre DesEqually at home on the opera stage as well as a camp’s new opera Zumurrud and the role of Subaisoloist on the concert stage, Solmaaz’s recital en- da in Rene Clemncic’s new opera Harun und Djagagements take her regularly to perform in Pebble far in Vienna.
Beach at Church in the Forest, and highlights have
included the Special Olympics World Games Los Solmaaz Adeli studied at the Konservatorium für
Angeles 2015, the Asheville Lyric Opera’s Winter Musik und Dramatische Kunst Wien and attended
Gala, the 50th Anniversary of The Sounds of Music the Opernschule in Graz. She was awarded a posiheld by the US Embassy of Vienna, a performance tion in the Opera Studio in Turin, Italy where she
of the American National Anthem for the US Em- participated in “Il corso di recitazione per cantanti
bassy in Vienna’s Commemoration Ceremony of lirici’ working director Davide Livermore. She has
9/11 which was broadcasted LIVE on ORF, Aus- worked with KS Linda Watson, KS Hilde Zadek,
trian National Television, Austria’s “Licht ins Dun- and Laura Brooks Rice. She continues to work prikel” campaign with members of the Vienna Phil- vately with Susanne Mentzer in California and
harmonic Orchestra where they recorded White Margreet Honig in Amsterdam.
Christmas on ORF television on Christmas Eve,
broadcast throughout Austria, and as the alto solo[ •\
ist for the Santa Cruz Chorale.
Concert appearances and recitals have taken her to
the US Embassy in Vienna, the Palais Belvedere, to
perform with the Capella Leopoldina, the British
Embassy in Vienna, the Brahms-Saal at the Wiener
Musikverein, the Vienna State Opera’s Marmorsaal, to perform for the patrons of the New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art, and for the Austrian
American Council West gala in honor of the Spe-
Don Adkins, piano, is a music educator, conductor, performer, composer and church musician in
the Santa Cruz area. He teaches music classes at
Cabrillo and Gavilan Colleges. He conducts the
Cabrillo College Orchestra and is the music director at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Aptos.
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Dr. Adkins writes program notes and gives preconcert lectures for the Santa Cruz Symphony. The
Cabrillo College Theater Department’s musicals
have been directed by Dr. Adkins for a number of
years. He often appears as an accompanist for various solos and ensembles. One of his most recent
performances was as the bass player in the Cabrillo
College performance of Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du
soldat.
Flutist Lars Johannesson was born in a Swedish
family and has lived in Liberia, Sweden, Holland
and the San Francisco Bay Area. His flute studies
began at the Community Music School in Arvika,
Sweden, before moving to California in 1979. His
early teachers include Pamela Ravenelle and Ken
Cramer.
Lars studied music at San Francisco State University with Paul Renzi, continued at the San Francisco Conservatory studying first with Lloyd Gowen,
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then Tim Day. During this time he developed an
interest in early flutes and 18th century repertoire
which led to lessons with Stephen Schultz, after
Jeff Gallagher, clarinet, has lived in the Santa which Lars spent two years studying baroque flute
Cruz area for over 24 years. During this time he has with Wilbert Hazelzet at the Royal Conservatory
greatly enjoyed working regularly with a wide vari- of the Hague in Holland.
ety of musical ensembles including: the Santa Cruz
Chamber Players; the Cabrillo Festival of Con- Upon returning to California, Lars settled in Santa
temporary Music with Marin Alsop; the Monterey Cruz where he has worked as a flutist and teachJazz Festival; the Carmel Bach Festival; San Jose er over the last 20 years. Lars performs regularly
Stage; Ensemble Monterey with John Anderson; with the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, Ensemble
the Monterey Bay Symphony; Monterey Bay Pops; Monterey Chamber Orchestra, Santa Cruz Chamthe Santa Cruz Baroque Festival; Carmel’s PacRep ber Players, and New Music Works. As a baroque
Theater; Cadenza; the Western Stage in Salinas; flutist, he has worked with Magnificat, PhilharmoCabrillo Stage; New Music Works with Phil Col- nia Baroque Orchestra, the Portland Baroque Orlins; the Camerata singers; Cantiamo! with Cheryl chestra, San Francisco Bach Choir, California Bach
Anderson; Mountain Community Theater; The Society, the Baroque Choral Guild, San Luis Obispo
Peninsula Clarinet Quartet; Peninsula Youth The- Mozart Festival, Victoria Bach Festival, and nuatre; All About Theater; West Bay Opera; Bay Shore merous other groups.
Lyric Opera; and the Violleto Trio, to name a few.
Having an interest other musical genres, Lars has
Jeff’s undergraduate degree is in Education, and he recorded for many folk music releases on the Gourd
studied clarinet at The Ohio State University under label, as well as for a number of other SF Bay Area
Dr. Robert Titus, and at Bowling Green State Uni- artists. He can be found at the occasional ‘seisun’
versity with Ed Marks. In addition to clarinet, Jeff jamming with the Santa Cruz Irish music crowd,
also performs regularly on flute and piccolo, oboe or playing Latin Jazz with the Jack Bowers group.
and English horn, bass clarinet, and the soprano, Lars has a number of interests, including but not
alto, and tenor saxophones. He has been on the limited to marine reef aquariums, fly fishing, phoSanta Cruz Chamber Players Board of Directors tography, and playing the violin.
since 2008, and is currently Musician Liaison for
the organization.
A current performance schedule can be found on
his website: www.larsjohannesson.com/music
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Composer & cellist Barry Phillips has been
performing folk, new, classical and Indian classical/crossover music for many years. He received
a Masters of Music in composition from the San
Francisco Conservatory of Music, and from 1996
was a student and a compositional assistant to
Ravi Shankar.
between folk and baroque styles.
Many of these recordings can be heard in various
Ken Burns documentaries including “The Roosevelts” and “Thomas Jefferson”.
Since 1996 Barry has assisted Ravi Shankar in
several compositions, including music for Mstislav Rostropovich, Joshua Bell, Philip Glass, and
the “Concert for George”, a George Harrison celebration at the Albert Hall in 2002, where he also
played cello for both the Indian orchestra and the
rock/pop sets.
As a cellist, Barry has toured worldwide with Ravi
Shankar’s daughter’s group - The Anoushka Shankar Project. Venues have included the Hollywood
Bowl, The Royal Albert Hall (London), The Music
Academy (Budapest), Sydney Opera House, Bangalore Palace Grounds, London’s LSO St. Lukes, CRR In 2013 Barry received a Grammy as producer/enConcert Hall (Istanbul), as well as the Royal Con- gineer of Ravi Shankar’s cd “The Living Room Sescert Hall (Glasgow) as soloist, along with four top sions Part 1.
Scottish fiddlers, with the Scottish National Orchestra.
Barry has arranged and produced many recordings
of Northern European folk music on the Gourd
Music (Santa Cruz) label exploring American and
Celtic folk tunes and the fine line that they walk
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Santa Cruz Chamber Players 2015-2016
Santa Cruz Chamber Players
2015-2016 • 37th Season
= Never Again: Powerful Musical Voices Bringing Light into Darkness
Saturday, October 3, 7:30 pm and Sunday, October 4, 3:00 pm (KUSP broadcast October 23)
Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Alexander Scriabin, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Polina Nazaykinskaya
Rebecca Jackson, concert director and violin; Moni Simeonov, violin; Tiffany Richardson, viola;
Frederic Rosselet, cello; Christine McLeavey Payne, piano; Natalie Parker, clarinet
= A Tribute to the Muses: Music, Dance, Drama, and Poetry
Saturday, November 7, 7:30 pm and Sunday, November 8, 3:00 pm (KUSP broadcast January 8)
Music by Walter Piston, Antal Doráti, Gordon Carr, Carol Herman, Gustav Holst, and Henri Dutilleux
Carol Panofsky, concert director, oboe, and recorder; Lynn Kidder, piano; Kathleen Purcell, flute;
Jesse Buddington, tenor; Geoff Fiorito and Murphy Goodman, actors; Lorna Kohler, dancer
= Legends of Granada: Musical Confections from the Heart of Andalusia
Saturday, January 16, 7:30 pm and Sunday, January 17, 3:00 pm
Music by Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, Manuel de Falla, Luys de Narváez, and Chris Pratorius-Gómez
Chris Pratorius-Gómez, concert director and piano; David Long, piano;
C. A. Jordan, soprano; Andrew Scott Carter, tenor;
Jennifer Cass, harp; Kristin Garbeff, cello; Rob Watson, guitar
= Dolcissime: O Sweetest Sound
Saturday, February 13, 7:30 pm and Sunday, February 14, 3:00 pm
Music by Franz Schubert, Gunnar de Frumerie, Erich Korngold, and Barry Phillips
Jeff Gallagher, concert director and clarinet; Solmaaz Adeli, mezzo-soprano;
Lars Johannesson, flute; Barry Phillips, cello and composer; Don Adkins, piano
= The Kreutzer Sonata: Beethoven, the Tolstoys and Posterity: A Music-Theater Piece
Saturday, March 5, 7:30 pm and Sunday, March 6, 3:00 pm
Music by Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
Ivan Rosenblum, concert director, piano, and writer;
Shannon Delaney, violin; Julie James and Shaun Carroll, actors
= Blues and Rags to Riches
Saturday, April 9, 7:30 pm and Sunday, April 10, 3:00 pm
Music by William Bolcom, Maurice Ravel, and Johannes Brahms
Roy Malan, concert director and violin; Susan Freier, violin; Polly Malan, viola;
Stephen Harrison, cello; Ian Scarfe, piano
All Santa Cruz Chamber Players concerts take place at
Christ Lutheran Church, 10707 Soquel Drive, Aptos
The Santa Cruz Chamber Players season is co-sponsored by KUSP, 88.9 FM.
For more information about concert rebroadcasts, visit kusp.org
HELPING KEEP FINE MUSIC
FINELY PLAYED
IN OUR FINE COMMUNITY
PAT AND ROWLAND REBELE